The Gamut Club Collection, 1906-1947 [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. 1906-1947.

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Gamut Club (Los Angeles, Calif.). The Gamut Club Collection, 1906-1947 [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center.

The Gamut Club Collection, 1906-1947 [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. 1906-1947.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/400302546

The collection consists of ephemera, institutional records, and Gamut Club guest registers. Much of the collection is related to Charles Clifton Draa who served on the Gamut Club's reception committee and executive board from 1917-1932. Some of the materials also belonged to Lummis. There is also one folder of personal papers belonging to Draa that are unrelated to Gamut Club activities. Ephemera material consists of invitations, announcements, and programs to Gamut Club hosted events. Events include recitals, birthday celebrations, special dinners, plays, meetings, the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association night, and "Ladies' Night" where "every good Gamuteer is expected to bring a Lady or Ladies." There is also a program for California a "scenic allegory" by G. Carl Bronson which doubles as the Club's 1912 yearbook providing brief information about the Club and a list of its officers, directors, committees, and members. Another ephemera item is a booklet written on the Club's history by their librarian, Ben F. Field, circa 1918. Institutional records include correspondence and files of the "Citizen Auditorium Committee"; Draa correspondence; Lummis correspondence and personal papers; list of Club members; resolutions; notes; newspaper articles; and printed lyrics and music to the Club's anthem, "We Are the Gamuteers", written by Draa. Within the newspaper material is The Damn It Club Occasional "published by the Wives, Sweethearts, and Sisters of the Gamut Club Members". "Called 'Damn It" because it is what we so often think when we are not allowed to enjoy the 'Music, ' 'Art', and 'Literature' which our Husband, Lovers and Brothers so enthusiastically extol." The clipping includes twenty-four caricatures and opinions of the Club's executive board and members, including Draa and Lummis. Gamut club guest registers are from 1906 -1923 and have hand written signatures, drawings, and sayings from Club members, guests, and visitors. Material throughout this collection includes images and names of the Club's building, members, and guest musicians (both male and female). The personal papers of Draa relate to his involvement to the "Al Malaikah Temple" and the "Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine", 1925-1947. They include a photograph with Draa and members of the Imperial council, membership documents, a play manuscript, and correspondence.

25 folders, 4 guest registers (3 boxes)

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